United KingdomSevern Trent, a major UK water company, has significantly increased the compensation package for its new CEO, James Jesic, to up to £3.1 million through a long-term incentive plan (LTIP), despite public outrage over high executive pay in the water industry. The company revised its LTIP from 200% of Jesic's base salary (£775,000) to 400%, potentially allowing him to earn £4.8 million annually, including salary, bonuses, benefits, and pension contributions. This follows criticism of previous executives, like Liv Garfield, who were barred from receiving bonuses due to environmental violations. Severn Trent removed environmental performance metrics from bonus calculations and argued that regulatory penalties, such as those imposed by Ofwat, hindered the sector's ability to attract top talent. Critics argue that such high pay packages are unjustifiable given the company's history of sewage spills.
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